Dick Oxtoby

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Dick Oxtoby
Personal information
Full name Richard Oxtoby
Date of birth(1939-09-05)5 September 1939
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Date of death 22 June 2020(2020-06-22) (aged 80)
Position(s) Centre half, full back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1955–1960 Bolton Wanderers 3 (0)
1961–1967 Tranmere Rovers 5 (0)
1967–1970 Runcorn
1971–1973 Lancaster City
Total8(0)
Managerial career
1975 Ashton United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dick Oxtoby (born 5 September 1939) was an English footballer, who played as a centre half in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers and Tranmere Rovers. [1] [2] [3]

He died in June 2020 at the age of 80. [4]

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References

  1. Brown, Neil (2 September 2012). "Tranmere Rovers: 1946/47 – 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. Upton, Gilbert; Wilson, Steve (November 1997). "Players' Data". Tranmere Rovers 1921–1997: A Complete Record. pp. 101–108. ISBN   978-0-9518648-2-1.
  3. "Dick Oxtoby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  4. "Ex-Bolton defender and local football champion Dick Oxtoby passes away, 80". The Bolton News. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.